French Polynesia: People & Society#
| Population | 285,321 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: French Polynesian(s) adjective: French Polynesian |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% |
| Languages | French (official) 61.1%, Polynesian (official) 31.4%, Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census) |
| Religions | Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 22.9% (male 33,600/female 31,727) 15-24 years: 16.03% (male 23,751/female 21,999) 25-54 years: 44.27% (male 64,759/female 61,562) 55-64 years: 9.13% (male 13,399/female 12,648) 65 years and over: 7.67% (male 10,592/female 11,284) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 42.2% youth dependency ratio: 31.5% elderly dependency ratio: 10.7% potential support ratio: 9.3% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 31.5 years male: 31.3 years female: 31.7 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.91% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 15 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 55.9% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.85% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | PAPEETE (capital) 133,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.2 years male: 74.9 years female: 79.6 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.9 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 98.5% of population rural: 98.5% of population total: 98.5% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 1.5% of population total: 1.5% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 34.2% male: 31.4% female: 38.5% (2007 est.) |